I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more

I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more

Free Hand Embroidery Pattern: Corner, Diamond, or Square!

I realized I haven’t posted a free hand embroidery pattern in a long time, so I thought I’d share this little embroidery pattern with you!

This is a simple embroidery pattern that I think would look great on household linens: towels, table runner, cloth napkins, etc.

It would be quick to work – so it would be great for making a gift! What about a linen basket-liner (for a bread basket or something?), with this stitched in the corners?

As far as fabric goes – well, anything’s fair game. If I had more natural-colored linen, I’d like to make a basket liner with this, and stitch it in white coton a broder, in stem stitch for all the lines, and the dots, leaves, and little tulip shapes on the sides would be worked in satin stitch. I think it’d be pretty – just a simple motif, but enough to mark it as hand-made and elegant.

Come to think of it, this would also make a fun exercise in gold couching.

So here’s the pattern. Click on it for a larger version!

Personally, I’d keep it somewhat small – three inches square, maybe? You can resize it on your computer or on a copy machine.